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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (378g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 1025
Calories from Fat 634		(61%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 70.5g	108%
	Saturated Fat 35.9g	179%
	Monounsaturated Fat 26.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 4.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 229mg		76%
Sodium 850mg		35%
Potassium 488mg		13%
Total Carbohydrate 75.3g		25%
	Dietary Fiber 4.2g	16%
	Sugars 4.1g
Protein 26.0g		51%
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Tortellini With a Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce

Recipe #183986 | 40 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Cooks4_6
Aug 30, 2006

A friend gave me this recipe after she went on and on about how fabulous and easy it is. I have not tried it, but based on her comments, I think it will be good!

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs cheese tortellini, cooked
1/8 cup fresh parsley, chopped for topping
1/8 cup parmesan cheese, Freshly-grated for topping
1/4 cup olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 cups plum tomatoes, peeled crushed drained (canned)
1 chicken bouillon cube, mashed
4 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 cups heavy cream
4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly-grated

Directions

1
Prepare tortellini as directed on package.
2
Chop tomatoes in chunky pieces.
3
Blend bouillon with basil, parsley and pepper into the tomatoes.
4
Saute the garlic in olive oil until just white.
5
Add to the sauce and bring just to a simmer.
6
When sauce is hot, add the cream to a non-aluminum skillet and bring to a slow boil and add the hot tomato sauce and cheese.
7
Stir well and blend the tortellini into the pan of tomato basil cream sauce.
8
Serve, topped with parsley and cheese.

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From: Bittersweetened

On Oct 25, 2009

Oh my goodness, this is my new favorite pasta! If I could rate this higher I would. My hubby and I just loved it. (Plus, it was easy enough for him to make for me to celebrate my birthday!) We changed a few things. We used bowties and half and half instead of cream. We also added some grilled chicken slices to it to make it even more yummy. (I think I might throw in some mushrooms next time.)I would recommend this to anyone who loves pasta as much as we do. Thanks for posting!

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From: Iddy Bitty

On Jun 16, 2009

Helllooo this was so good. I made the sauce with bowtie pasta and shrimp, since I had no tortellini. HELLOOO this was good! I added some chicken broth before adding the cream to make sure it wasn't too thick. I will make again!

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From: Susiecat too

On Oct 19, 2008

Oooohhh yum yum yum!!! This was a delicious dinner! I had to use cheese ravioli instead of tortellini, because the store was out of tortellini! Oh well, the sauce is the thing here. This is a rich, comfort-food kind of sauce, the kind you want to mop up with a piece of bread. Delicious flavor combination. I used fresh tomatoes from the garden instead of canned, and used half-n-half instead of heavy cream — and it was plenty rich, believe me! Delicious! Thanks, Cooks 4_6! Made for 1.2.3. Tag.

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